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Hearts and Minds
I just read a post on the blog Blayne Sucks by Aaron Massey, a doctoral student in computer science at NC State. In other words, a computer geek. Aaron just wrote a 1000 word paean, a lengthy love letter, to the Children’s Museum of … -
The Near Future: What’s Up at CFM
Here is a glimpse of what is up at CFM in the next six months. I would love your input. Write me at futureofmuseums@aam-us.org with your ideas. This summer and fall we are working on the second CFM research report, Demographic … -
Tomorrow’s News Today
Last week’s “Breaking Trail” post was the first in a series of profiles of museums pioneering futurist planning and actions. This post premieres another kind of entry that will be a recurring feature of the CFM blog—current news stories … -
Who is counting museum unemployment?
According to today’s report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of non-agricultural workers continued to decline in June 2009 (down by 467,000 people), though the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.5 percent. … -
Law and Ethics: An Ounce of Prevention
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2009 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. Q: I am the director of an art museum in a small liberal arts college. The college is having financial problems and the new … -
Ethical Considerations for Museum Closures
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2009 issue of Museum magazine, a benefit of AAM membership. As the recession continues to roil global markets, erasing jobs and halving endowments, many museums and historic sites are … -
Breaking Trail
This blog started last February—faced with its approaching six month anniversary I have been wrestling with the right balance of content. As I travel the country and cruise the web talking about CFM, asking how it can best serve the field, … -
The Future of Financial Accountability
Can you resist a good “top ten” list? I can’t, and here is a whole bunch of them from Charity Navigator (CN) that prominently feature museums. Some are lists that any organization would like to appear on—10 Best Charities Everyone Has … -
The Future of Museum Conferences, continued: Why Not Run a Conference Like Maker Faire?
I just got back from an intense, exhausting, exhilarating week in northern California that encompassed two very different conference-like events–the Creativity and Collaboration Retreat (C2) organized by NAME/AAM and Maker Faire, put … -
The Portable Museum: or, how is the Corcoran different from a hockey team?
Great headline: Dallas, Arlington pursuing College Football Hall of Fame, but Indiana museum say it’s staying put. Apparently two municipalities are rivals in courting the College Football HoF, each offering premium sites (in Dallas, …
Year: 2009
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